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Forest Park Academy Roanoke City Public Schools

Virginia Dropout Prevention Summit Asia R. Jones Executive Director for Student Services October 28, 2008. Forest Park Academy Roanoke City Public Schools. Graduation Rates School Year 2007-08. Roanoke City Public Schools - Forest Park Academy Curricular Alternative Education

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Forest Park Academy Roanoke City Public Schools

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  1. Virginia Dropout Prevention Summit Asia R. Jones Executive Director for Student Services October 28, 2008 Forest Park AcademyRoanoke City Public Schools

  2. Graduation Rates School Year 2007-08

  3. Roanoke City Public Schools - Forest Park Academy Curricular Alternative Education Pathway to Success Dual Enrollment PHHS or WFHS College VA Western President’s Academy Alternative High School Overage / Under-Credited Dropout Retrieval Alternative High School Overage Middle School HS Diploma Gibboney Hall Workplace Future Planning Center

  4. Middle School (80 Students) 2 years overage - or - 1 year overage and failing 3 core classes Forest Park Academy Student Selection Criteria High School (170 Students) • 2 years overage • or - • Significantly under-credited for grade level • or - • Current dropout who is still of age  Parent Permission Required for all students under 18  Review team evaluates all applicants to determine “fit” for the program  For high school, priority given to still-enrolled students (expect a wait list)

  5. Social Capital

  6. Forest Park AcademyStudent demographics

  7. Engage Me Yes deep knowledge, good methods, and materials in education matter a great deal; however, it appears that so much of educational reform is the search for a “one – trick pony,” a “silver bullet,” or anything that does not require us to consider the complexities of a nurturing environment.   –Asa Hilliard

  8. Responsive approach to re-engaging youth It takes a village…

  9. Mosaic approach

  10. MULTIPLE PATHWAYS

  11. Home and school connections

  12. “Fire in the Belly”

  13. Responsiveness…

  14. Continuous data analysis • Attendance • PLATO & grade reports • Credit recovery • Dropout retrieval • Learning plans

  15. Knowledge is Power!

  16. Flickr • www.flickr.com • Hilliard III, A. G. (2004). From Rage to Hope - Strategies for Reclaiming Black and Hispanic Students. In C. Kuykendall. Bloomington: Solution Tree. • Roanoke City Public Schools Website • www.rcps.info • Virginia Department of Education Website • www.pen.k12.va.us Works Cited

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